nearly 6 months post op...

[juditha 48]

and i just wanted to share how happy im feeling!.

i have just got under 200 pounds from a starting weight of 283. to prove to myself that this is a hell of a lot of weight, i tried picking up to large Water bottles, you know the kind that fit of water cooler. two of them weigh 38 kgs which is the amount i have lost. i could believe how heavy they were, no wonder it was so hard for me to do things like get up from a chair, walk or even climb stairs. i didnt last 2 minutes with the bottles in my hands before i gave up. it made the weight loss SO real.

my hair was falling out alot of late, so last week i went and had it cut very short and dyed red. i feel 20 years younger!

the best thing of this operation is that i feel so normal. i have got into a routine of what to eat, exercising and just being without that horrible pressure of trying to control my eating. i have stalled a lot during the months, but as i knew it would happen, i didn't worry too much which would never have happen pre-op. i have become a bit addicted to sport... something i never thought would happen. I walk every morning for about an hour, and go to spinning classes twice a week and fat girls aerobics class also twice a week too... the aerobic studio loves me as im a great advertising for them ! lol everything someone asks me what im doing to lose weight i say that i go to the aerobics studio.....

i eat basically anything within reason, no sugar of course, but i dont feel limited by my food intake. This could be due to the fact that i suffered from years of nothing being able to eat nearly anything without being sick (due to the horrible lap band). For me, a meal that i can sit down and eat with my family - no matter what the portion size- is brilliant.

i tried to find photos of me pre op today, and could only find 6 photos of myself that i have kept in the last 2 years! i would always either shy away from the camera, or delete them from the computer/camera asap. i thought how sad it would be for my children not to have any photos of me with them. i am going to change that!

i am so happy that i had this operation.

judith

[Dorian 683]

It is so nice to hear a happy story! I am 100% sure I will feel the same way after my surgery in April. I am so ready and prepared for what is to come. Congrats on changing your life!

[Pam Peltz 56]

Thank you for the encouraging words and congrats on sticking to it! My surgery is this Wednesday and I'm very anxious.

[worm2872 635]

Whoo hoo. You look wonderful. I'm so happy for you!!

[tinkycheeks 31]

Congratulations. You sound so happy and look wonderful!

[theby_88 72]

and i just wanted to share how happy im feeling!.

i have just got under 200 pounds from a starting weight of 283. to prove to myself that this is a hell of a lot of weight, i tried picking up to large Water bottles, you know the kind that fit of Water cooler. two of them weigh 38 kgs which is the amount i have lost. i could believe how heavy they were, no wonder it was so hard for me to do things like get up from a chair, walk or even climb stairs. i didnt last 2 minutes with the bottles in my hands before i gave up. it made the weight loss SO real.

my hair was falling out alot of late, so last week i went and had it cut very short and dyed red. i feel 20 years younger!

the best thing of this operation is that i feel so normal. i have got into a routine of what to eat, exercising and just being without that horrible pressure of trying to control my eating. i have stalled a lot during the months, but as i knew it would happen, i didn't worry too much which would never have happen pre-op. i have become a bit addicted to sport... something i never thought would happen. I walk every morning for about an hour, and go to spinning classes twice a week and fat girls aerobics class also twice a week too... the aerobic studio loves me as im a great advertising for them ! lol everything someone asks me what im doing to lose weight i say that i go to the aerobics studio.....

i eat basically anything within reason, no sugar of course, but i dont feel limited by my food intake. This could be due to the fact that i suffered from years of nothing being able to eat nearly anything without being sick (due to the horrible lap band). For me, a meal that i can sit down and eat with my family - no matter what the portion size- is brilliant.

i tried to find photos of me pre op today, and could only find 6 photos of myself that i have kept in the last 2 years! i would always either shy away from the camera, or delete them from the computer/camera asap. i thought how sad it would be for my children not to have any photos of me with them. i am going to change that!

i am so happy that i had this operation.

judith

sounds like you are doing amazing and are so happy. I am very happy for you too. Keep up the good work and don't ever give up. You are worth it!